The Triangle

Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Nicole Morales Kem 100 students had their hair cut or heads shaved in the Korman Quad April 16 to support children with cancer.

Drexel held its first-ever Buzzing for Change event in the Korman Quad April 16, where people shaved their heads, cut their hair or donated money in an effort to help children living with cancer.

Tentative totals for the event at Drexel included $6,400 raised, 69 buzz cuts and 31 haircuts, according to Kelsey Gold, a pre-junior majoring in chemical engineering and the president of Buzzing for Change at Drexel

"Buzzing for Change has a lot of potential at Drexel," Judah Ferst, president of the Buzzing for Change Foundation and the organization's founder, said.

Ferst said that Drexel is looking for more student-driven activities, and Buzzing for Change fits this mold.

Drexel's prime location in a major city and the fact that its co-op program could help with potential corporate sponsorships also made the college an attractive place to hold the event, according to Ferst. EMS, Bubble House, Papa John's and Hair Cuttery served as sponsor businesses for this year's event at Drexel.

Karleen Krenicky, a graduate student at Temple, a member of the Buzzing for Change Foundation Board, and advisor for Buzzing for Change at Drexel, said she first found out about the event through Ferst when the two were students at George Washington.

Krenicky said that she is pleased with having Drexel as a location for Buzzing for Change.

"Drexel is a great venue. We think there's a lot of growth potential here," she said.

Stylists from the Hair Cuttery were on site to administer the haircuts and buzz cuts. The hair cut will be donated to Locks of Love if it is between six and 12 inches in length; the hair will be used by children currently living with cancer.

The recently-crowned Miss Pennsylvania, Jessica Thompson, and Miss Teen Pennsylvania, Lindsay Dittbrenner, attended the event as well, assisting people who wanted to make monetary donations.

Thompson said she first heard about Buzzing for Change through the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. All the money from the event will go to the pediatric oncology center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

"It's a really good idea. I like how it's on college campuses getting college kids involved," Thompson said.

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